Egyptian Campaigns Medal 1882-89, with clasp, 'The Nile 1884-85', awarded to Lieutenant Colonel Hugh Shaw, Royal Irish Regiment

Circular, silver campaign medal with, on the obverse, the veiled head of Queen Victoria, with the inscription in Latin, 'Victoria Regina et Imperatrix' (Victoria, Queen and Empress). On the reverse, a sphinx on a plinth with the word 'Egypt' above. There is no date of issue on the reverse; suspended on a blue and white striped ribbon.

Lieutenant Colonel (later Major General) Hugh Shaw (1839-1904), Royal Irish Regiment, was born in India on 4 February 1839 and was the son of James Shaw, an Inspector General of Hospitals in Madras. Shaw served in the Indian Mutiny (1857-1859) and was awarded the Victoria Cross (VC) for his actions at Nukumaru in New Zealand on 24 January 1865.

From a medal group awarded to Major General Hugh Shaw VC, Royal Irish Regiment.